Center for Midwestern InitiativesThe Rural School and Community Trust’s Center for Midwestern Initiatives has been established to support the mission and work of The Trust in the nation’s heartland and to propagate the belief that education is the lynchpin issue in rural development.http://cmi.ruraledu.org/component/content/?view=featured
Mon, 21 Jan 2019 16:48:49 -0500en-gbApplications for 2014 Global Teacher Fellowship Program Are Closedhttp://cmi.ruraledu.org/2-uncategorised/113-2014-global-teacher-fellowship-closed
http://cmi.ruraledu.org/2-uncategorised/113-2014-global-teacher-fellowship-closedThe Rural Trust's Global Teacher Fellowship program will be awarding up to 25 fellowships in 2014 to support the professional and personal development of rural teachers.

Applications for the 2014 program are now closed. 2014 Fellows will be announced by March 30th, 2014.

]]>cmi@ruraledu.org (CMI Staff)FeaturedUncategorisedFri, 31 Jan 2014 10:07:27 -0500Rural Trust Releases Special Report on School Violencehttp://cmi.ruraledu.org/place-based-forum/research/111-rural-trust-special-report-on-school-violence
http://cmi.ruraledu.org/place-based-forum/research/111-rural-trust-special-report-on-school-violenceViolence in U.S. K-12 Schools, 1974–2013: Patterns in Deadly Incidents and Mass Threat, a 2013 report from the Rural School and Community Trust, presents information gathered from some 700 media accounts of specific incidents of violence in schools since 1974.

Among these incidents, the Rural Trust found 80 accounts of mass violence, claiming 155 lives Although mass violence events capture more media attention, the report finds three times more deaths in one-on-one incidents. Overall, students were the most frequent perpetrators and victims of violence in schools. Only in elementary schools did adult intruders constitute a significant percentage of violent actors.

These numbers corroborate other evidence that schools can significantly reduce violence by developing positive environments that engage everyone in meaningful work and help students learn to prevent, resolve, and manage conflict.

The report underscores the need for more and better information about violence in the U.S. and about the practices and policies that will reduce the likelihood that anyone will be victimized at school or school functions.

In this regard, the Rural Trust hopes this report will help bring a rural perspective to policy debates about safety, guns, and violence in the U.S. These are important conversations that need the authentic engagement of all Americans.

The report can be viewed online or downloaded as a high-resolution print-ready PDF at the Rural Trust website.